Department profile

Career (Paid)EMS Provider

Fairhaven Fire Department

Fairhaven, MA · Bristol County. Fairhaven Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department, 2 stations and 43 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

43
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Fairhaven Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the Massachusetts average.

Top 24%
national personnel size
+23%
vs. Massachusetts average
2
stations
$1,027,807
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
50/100
Fairhaven Fire Department

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity C
21.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness D
1.5 vehicles per station (national median 2)
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment B
$23,902 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
43 personnel · 2 stations

Fairhaven Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Fairhaven, MA (Bristol County), with 2 stations and 43 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #5,286 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $1,027,807.

  • National personnel rank #5,286 of 22,440
  • MA personnel rank #143 of 326
  • 4.65 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 26 other listed departments in Bristol County

Fairhaven Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

43 Top 24% higher than 76% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 05094 · Fairhaven Fire Department, MA 43 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-CAREER · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 43
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-CAREER Career
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #5,286
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Smithfield
  • FEMA-MID $1.0M
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Smithfield Fire Department, NC (+ 0 personnel)

Career/paid HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MA department.

Department Profile

Type
MOSTLY CAREER
Location
Fairhaven, MA
FDID
05094

FEMA Grant History

$1.0M
Cumulative funding (FY2011–2021)
3
Awards
Year Award Amount
2021 EMW-2021-FG-07287 $285,714.28
2020 EMW-2020-FG-16575 $566,666.67
2011 EMW-2011-FO-0130 $175,426

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the Massachusetts average

How Fairhaven Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in Massachusetts. In-state it ranks #143 of 326 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #5,286 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 23% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
51
MA departments
568

County roster fringe

Fairhaven Fire Department is 2.6% of Bristol County roster mass

The county lists 41 departments totaling 1,637 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 80% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.65 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 43 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Smithfield Fire Department, NC (+0 personnel).

Nearby Departments

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Dighton Fire Rescue Department
Dighton · volunteer
Dighton Fire Rescue Department
North Dighton · other
Easton Fire and Rescue Department
South Easton · career
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Nationwide career peers near 43 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every MA department.

Smithfield Fire Department, NC 43 Antonia Fire Protection District, MO 43 Cape Fear Rural Fire Department Incorporated, NC 43 Toney Volunteer Fire Department, AL 43 Belmont County Fire Department, OH 43 Marine Corp Air Station Cherry Point Fire Department, NC 43 Gladstone Fire Department, MO 43 Morehead City Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, NC 43

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Fairhaven Fire Department have?

Fairhaven Fire Department has 43 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 23% above the Massachusetts average of 35 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #5,286 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within MA, it ranks #143 of 326 by personnel.

Does Fairhaven Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Fairhaven Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Fairhaven Fire Department operate?

Fairhaven Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Fairhaven Fire Department?

Fairhaven Fire Department is a Career (Paid) department serving Bristol County, MA. Career departments employ full-time paid firefighters.

Has Fairhaven Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Fairhaven Fire Department has received 3 FEMA grants totaling $1,027,806.95 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2011–2021 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2021.

How many fire departments are in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts has 568 fire departments with 19,841 total personnel. 35% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.